CAUT Bulletin – February 2021
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CAUT Statement on Laurentian
(Ottawa – February 3, 2021) The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) is deeply concerned over the unprecedented situation at Laurentian University, which filed for court prot
CAUT staff appointments
Janna Bryson
Research Analyst
Interview / Catherine Nolin & Grahame Russell
In November 2020, the Canadian Association of University Teachers Council passed a motion condemning the last-minute cancellation of a book deal by Springer Nature, allegedly following third-party interference, as its suppression threatens academic freedom and scholarly communications. The bo
Book review / Being at Large — Freedom in the age of alternative facts
Santiago Zabala
McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2020; 200 pp;
ISBN: 978-0-2280-0191-1.
By Charles Reeve
Commentary / Unionization, academic freedom, & sessional contract faculty
By Stephanie Ross, Larry Savage, & James Watson
Duty to accommodate
Last summer, Cynthia Bruce, an assistant professor of music therapy, health and wellness, embarked on what would be a major career move in the best of times and an ambitious one in these fraught pandemic times.
From the Bulletin archives / CAUT Bulletin April 2003
Most Canadians say high fees block access
A poll released this month by CAUT strongly suggests Canadians are worried that rising tuition fees are preventing qualified high school graduates from getting a university or college education.
Obituary / Robert S. (Bob) Rodger 1926–2021
One of the key organizers of the Dalhousie Faculty Association (DFA), Robert S. (Bob) Rodger passed away peacefully on January 8, at the age of 94.